Thursday, May 22, 2008.

Warm Up. Copy and Click. (Slang Words)

1. To obtain money by fraud or deception A. hustle B. uptight C. groove D. wisecrack E. clobber
2. Tense, nervous, uneasy A. lingo B. clobber C. wisecrack D. groove E. uptight
3. An enjoyable or exciting experience A. hustle B. lingo C. clobber D. wisecrack E. groove
4. A clever or sarcastic remark A. lingo B. wisecrack C. groove D. hustle E. clobber
5. To defeat overwhelmingly; to pound mercilessly A. groove B. lingo C. clobber D. wisecrack E. uptight
6. Special vocabulary of a particular field of interest; language characteristic of an individual A. uptight B. wisecrack C. clobber D. groove E. lingo

Write down the five things you remember most from the novel The Outsiders. Discuss.
Limericks
Read Chapter One of That Was Then, This Is Now.

    -Page 16-17: Lord Byron (1788-1824, London, Romantic)
    -Read the following poem and then write down on your poem handout your prediction of how the novel is going to be like this poem, or if you think it will not be like it at all. Share/discuss some predictions. KEEP your poem handout with your prediction until we finish the novel so we can see whose predictions were correct.

        When We Two Parted
Lord Byron

           When we two parted
            In silence and tears,
            Half broken-hearted,
            To sever for years,
            Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
            Colder thy kiss;
            Truly that hour foretold
            Sorrow to this.

            The dew of the morning
            Sank chill on my brow
            It felt like the warning
            Of what I feel now.
            Thy vows are all broken,
            And light is thy fame:
            I hear thy name spoken,
            And share in its shame.

            They name thee before me,
            A knell to mine ear;
            A shudder comes o'er me
            Why wert thou so dear?
            They know not I knew thee,
            Who knew thee too well:
            Long, long shall I rue thee
            Too deeply to tell.

            In secret we met
            In silence I grieve
            That thy heart could forget,
            Thy spirit deceive.
            If I should meet thee
            After long years,
            How should I greet thee?
            With silence and tears.

Answer this question: If you discovered something about your best friend that would get them into huge trouble, would you tell or not? What, if anything, would change your answer? Discuss.